Publications & Resources

Academic freedom-related reports, guidelines, scholarly works and other resources by Scholars at Risk and its partners

SAR’s 2025 Annual Report

Scholars at Risk presents our 2025 Annual Report. This report describes our efforts to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. The report covers our activities during the fiscal year spanning September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025 and includes a

Free to Think 2025

Free to Think 2025 is the eleventh installment of an annual report by SAR's Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, and analyzes 395 attacks on higher education communities around the world.

Free to Think 2026

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Free online mini-course: “Dangerous” Questions, Why Academic Freedom Matters

Scholars at Risk and Amnesty International have released a new, free, 90-minute course titled “Dangerous” Questions, Why Academic Freedom Matters. Created with input from academic and legal experts, this self-paced course explores what academic freedom means, how it connects to

SAR’S 2025 Scholar Survey Report

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our 2025 Scholar Survey report, detailing the reflections from over 300 scholars and practitioners on their experiences working with the SAR network. Read the full Scholar Survey Report

Webinar: Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship Information Session

This information session provides details regarding criteria, eligibility, and requirements for applying to the Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship and Workshops, as well as a section dedicated to answering general questions about the application process. The fellowship program is made possible by

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Getting Involved

Learn more about SAR’s programmatic areas, the process of hosting a scholar, and more ways to get involved with efforts to defend academic freedom. English version Arabic version French version Portuguese version Spanish version

SAR’s 2024 Annual Report

Scholars at Risk presents our 2024 Annual Report. This report describes our efforts to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. The report covers our activities during the fiscal year spanning September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024, and includes

Free to Think 2024

Free to Think 2024 is the tenth installment of an annual report by SAR's Academic Freedom Monitoring Project and looks at 391 attacks on higher education communities around the world.

SAR’s 2023 Annual Report

Scholars at Risk presents our 2023 Annual Report. This report describes our efforts to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. The report covers our activities during the fiscal year spanning September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023, and includes

Academic Freedom and Its Protection Under International Law

The following is an adapted excerpt from Scholars at Risk’s Free to Think report series and provides a brief overview of legal standards relating to academic freedom. Translations of the December 8, 2021 version of this text are available further

Free to Think 2023

Free to Think 2023 is the ninth installment of an annual report by SAR's Academic Freedom Monitoring Project and looks at 409 attacks on higher education communities around the world.

SAR Annual Report 2021-2022

The Summary Report on Activities outlines Scholars at Risk’s annual activities for the fiscal year spanning September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022. It covers the growth of our global network and our core work in protection, advocacy, research & learning

Free to Think 2022

Free to Think 2022 is the eight installment of an annual report by SAR's Academic Freedom Monitoring Project and looks at 391 attacks on higher education communities around the world.

SAR Annual Report 2020-2021

The Summary Report on Activities outlines Scholars at Risk’s annual activities for the fiscal year spanning September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021. It covers the growth of our global network and our core work in protection, advocacy, research &